Product Engineer

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Product Estimating Engineer is primarily responsible for being the product specialist for the concerned product group.

The Product Estimating Engineer role is to understand a customer's needs on new product requests and apply this to current processes as well as to engage new processes as the market develops. In this role, the Product Estimating Engineer will assist in developing product strategy, promote the sites capabilities and train key personnel (Sales Engineers & Application Engineers) within Trelleborg.

The Product Engineer will conduct product estimating activities and provide the business with profitable solutions.

• Oversee the estimating process for inquiries from receipt of customer request to receipt of order.
• Coordinate locally the enquiry priority based on evaluation and analysis of overall business opportunities.
• Lead the coordination of quotes for specification enquiries.
• Propose indicative project timelines and milestones for enquiries, ensuring data is made available to New Product Introduction & Project Management teams.
• Proactively provide technical support to application engineers, sales engineers and end customers on technical capabilities of product, limitations, alternative solutions, and commercial impacts, using evidence-based methodology.
• Monitor & review projects for any design or concept changes in customer requirement, identifying technical, operational, and commercial impacts.
• Support the management of estimating rules and templates.
• Instigate supplier capability development to ensure suppliers help TSS to achieve innovative solutions as well as cost saving opportunities.
• Lead periodic product family reviews for manufacturing process, BoM & BoL adherence, actioning or escalating any deviations with stakeholders.
• Identify and facilitate disposition of unused customer and TSS owned tooling along with customer support teams and customers.
• Investigate and identify cost reduction opportunities through costs analysis reviews.

• Instigate and lead cross functional feasibility studies for new business enquiries
• Participate in design reviews and other project related meetings.
• Provide support for Qualification Test Plans, Qualification Test Reports, & FMEA's.
• Responsible for providing all technical information regarding a focused product group
• Develop skills to apply multiple products/processes to a customer problem in order to present the marketing companies with a complete sealing solution where possible.

• Maintain and assign all local site specific part numbers in accordance with TSS standards.
• Provide monthly, site specific KPI's
• Participate in monthly site review of active enquiries & projects.

• 4-year degree in engineering or other technical field required
• 3 years manufacturing experience, or 6 years of applied manufacturing
• Experience with CAD software
• Database and ERP operating systems experience is preferred
• Must have a strong understanding of application of materials and design in manufacturing environments
• Experience with in the Aerospace industry and preferably in polymer manufacturing
• Experience in dealing with stakeholders (internal & external) at all levels in the business
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and excellent presentation capabilities.
• Excellent problem-solving capability.
• Ability to process large amounts of data and technical information and be confident in the understanding of such information.
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and analytical with reasoned, well-balanced decision-making qualities.
• Strong skills and expertise within the department and wider business

Will need to be able to travel internationally to visit MC's as well as customers when required. Visits will typically be planned but on occasion may only be a few days’ notice depending on circumstances.

The final compensation offered to the candidate may be based on geographical location, work experience and/or…